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Article #114Re: "Jury-rigged" etymology
From: 00hfstahlke
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 19:30
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 19:30
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In article <1992Jul21.162931.27011@Princeton.EDU>, amlogan@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Adam M. Logan) writes: > In his _Devil's Dictionary_ Ambrose Bierce uses "jury-gods" to mean > makeshift gods and religion, which (I believe he says that this is as a > sailor would say) is clearly a derivative of "jury-rig". Bierce disappeared > around 1914, so he couldn't have known about WWI usage. So this can't > come from"jerry". > > Adam It looks like the analogical egg is on MY face. A quick browse through a few dictionaries suggests that the word does indeed predate WWI, with "jury" derived possibly from Old French "ajurie" (relief, help). Herb Stahlke
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